Recent content by sameolds33

Horses for courses. have you seen dressage competitions? https://www.equestrian.org.au/Dressage

soccer has draws - doesn't make it any less exciting

yep, got the silverware

Great that Zach got the medal - win for us!

Durham huge for us in the end

You'd back Langford in for the goal every time...

Let's not let us have a repeat of the Sydney game. 4 quarters...need to play to the end.

they were always going to come back. Would have been good to play a bit smarter that quarter though and make the most of the goal opportunities

Yeah, I'm not disagreeing with the sentiment expressed by the posters here. I just think it was a line that BT was fed and because he knew (or cared) nothing about the actual conflict it came across as insincere and ignorant.

The link i provided says: Most historians agree that Lee’s efforts to promote peace following the American Civil War were essential in the reunification of the nation. Douglas Southall Freeman wrote that “the Confederates came to consider it as much the course of patriotism to emulate General...

Not necessarily untrue. From this site: https://www.nps.gov/arho/learn/historyculture/lee-s-work-for-reunification.htm Robert E. Lee is well known as a Confederate military general, but perhaps his greatest contribution to the United States was his effort to reunite the country following the...

When does "courage" and "bravery" become reckless behaviour? I think the AFL and the commentators should stop characterising reckless behaviour as bravery.

no doubt but my point is they could do that by penalising the reckless defender rather than the attacking player. Or, if they want the attacking player to pull out of contests, have a ball up. Saying that an attacking player owes a greater duty of care to the defender than he owes to himself and...

Toby is a good guy. The rule is moronic. Commentators saying that the duty of care is owed to the defender who is running backwards rather than to the attacker who is being delivered the ball.